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September 2022
Footy Finals Luncheon 2022
We hope you enjoyed another successful WIRV Footy Finals Luncheon on Friday 9 September 2022. Thank you to our generous event sponsors, Crown, Macpherson Kelley and Pickles Auctions.
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WIRV Virtual Catch Ups
Thank you to all who took part in another successful series of Virtual Catch Ups. WIRV Virtual Catch Ups are an informal networking workshop held over Zoom/Teams in groups of approximately 5 to 6 people, facilitated by a member of the WIRV Networking Sub-Committee at scheduled times throughout the week commencing 3 October 2022. Each session going for approximately 45 minutes. Keep your eye out for future networking events.
Find out more »November 2022
WIRV Music Bingo Night!
WIRV are excited to announce that our next event will be Music Bingo! An excellent opportunity to reconnect with your WIRV network while enjoying delicious food and a couple of drinks and getting chance to flex your superior music knowledge. Tickets for this event have SOLD OUT!
Find out more »WIRV Lunch Briefing – DOCAs and Creditors Trusts and their practical application
Join us on 24 November 2022 as we hear from Ivana Griggs and Mark Wenn of Mills Oakley, and David Coyne of BRI Ferrier. The topic of the briefing is DOCAs and Creditors Trusts and their practical application based on a recent case they worked on together. Their discussion will cover the following: The value and practicalities of creditors’ trusts in the restructure process The AEF story Restructure of a company limited by guarantee via a Deed of Company Arrangement, including:…
Find out more »December 2022
WIRV Mentoring Program 2023
WIRV’s Advocacy Sub-Committee is excited to announce the continuation of our Mentoring Program in 2023! The Mentoring Program offers mentors the opportunity to reflect and share their knowledge and experiences with mentees, and allows mentees to gain invaluable advice from someone who has “been there before” and can help you make the most out of your career. And yes – you can be both a mentor and a mentee. If you are interested in taking part in this 12-month program…
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2023 Summer Party
Thank you to all that braved the Melbourne weather to attend our 2023 Summer Party! We had a great turnout despite the on-and-off weather (how very Melbourne). It was a great evening to open up the WIRV year, welcoming some new faces and catching up with colleagues and friends. A special mention to our gold partner, BRI Ferrier, for donating and presenting a $300 Gourmet Traveller voucher to the winner of our business card draw.
Find out more »WIRV Career Progression Boardroom Lunch with Kylie Wright
Join Kylie Wright as she gives insight into her unorthodox journey as both a Registered Liquidator and Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy in Australia, who splits her time between Australia and the Rocky Mountains in Canada. Kylie commenced her insolvency career with a national firm in 2001, before joining PCI Partners in late 2016. Kylie does not allow the time difference to stop her from actively participating in the wider Australian insolvency industry. She leads ARITA workshops for the Insolvency Education…
Find out more »WIRV Breakfast Briefing – The recent Court of Appeal decision in Barodawala v Perinparajah
Join us on 22 February 2023 as we hear from Timothy Gorton of the Victorian Bar discussing the recent Court of Appeal decision in Barodawala v Perinparajah VSCA 198. The case concerns the little-considered “fraud exception” to whether a debt is provable in bankruptcy, with the Court of Appeal overturning the previously accepted (if little interrogated) position. The case is of particular interest because it is an example of a principle being accepted for many years based upon only one…
Find out more »March 2023
International Women’s Day Lunch 2023
Give equity a huge embrace for International Women’s Day and beyond! Thank you for joining us and our guest panel as they delved into this year’s campaign theme #EmbraceEquity at WIRV’s International Women’s Day Lunch at the Melbourne Town Hall.
Find out more »WIRV Lunch Briefing – An examination of the recent High Court decision of Bryant v Badenoch [2023] HCA 2
Join us on 21 March 2023 as we hear from Michael Gronow KC and Reegan Grayson Morison of the Victorian Bar discussing the recent High Court decision of Bryant v Badenoch HCA 2. In this case, the High Court determined that the ‘peak-indebtedness rule’ has no application in the operation of s 588FA(3) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). This seminar will consider the decision and its application in relation to continuing business relationships in unfair preference claims.
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